Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-09-23
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WASH SO GLAD WASH HERE.
MIR. Moody, who does not boliovo
that immersion is absolutely essen.
tial for baptism, was holding II pro.
tracted meeting,and ono night preach
cd on tho subject of baptism. In tho
course of his remarks ho said that
somo believe Il necessary to 90 down
III the water, aud como up out of it,
to bc baptiBod. But this ho claimed
to DO doubtful question "into," as
used in tho Scriptures could bo rem.
dored differently, NJ it docs not mean
into ut all times. "Moscs," he said.
Two nro told, wont into the mountain.
and tho Savior was tnlson up into n
high mountain, etc. Now wo do not
suppose either went into n mountain,
but went onto it. SO with going
down into tho water; il might moan
SIMPLY going down close by or near
to tho water, and being baptized in
tho ordinary way, by sprinkling or
pouring" Mr.. Moody carried thi,
idea out fully, giving tho impression
that repentance and conversion TO
God wero moro essential thnn any
particular form Of baptism. This left
tho new converts at perfect liberty To
join either tho Episcopal, Methodist.
Presbyterian or Baptist church.
After MIR. Moody Ind closed his
discourse IN invitation was given for
any ono no disposed TO riso and OK
press his thoughts. Quite number
of his brethren aroso and said tloy
were glad they had boon present on
this occasion, and that ihoy were well
pleased with tho sound sermon they
had just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally corpulont
gentleman of Teutonic extraction,
stranger to all, arose and broke tho
silence that WIS almost painful, aa
follows:
"Alistor Bronchor, / is 40 glad ]
wash here TO night, for / has had OK
plnined to my mint somo dings dat /
nefler could pellet before. Oh, | is
10 glad dat into does not mcnn into
mt all, but shust close or nonr to, for
now l can pellet many dings vot |
could not pclicf pefore. We reat, Mr..
preacher, a'at Tanicl vosh cast into
de ton of lions, and camc out aliIo.-
NoY l nefier ccosfihcal- paljaf- 1ei,' Tor
wilt pcasts would shust oat him right +
of; but now il is fory clear TO my
mint. Ho wash shust close ny or near
to, and It'd not get into do ten at all.
Oh, | ish SO glad wash here tonight.
Again we rcat do Hnprew children
vas cast into dc frish furnace, md
dat always look like pceg story too,
for they would lave peen purnt up
but is is all blain to my mint now,
for dcy vas shust cast by or close to
do lirish furnace. Oh, I wash 80 glad
| wash here to night. And den, Mr..
PREACHER, il ish said dot Jonnh yasli
cast into dc sea, and taken into do
whales pelly Now ] ncfler could
pellet dot. 1t alwish scorn to me 10
be pecg fish story, but ish NIL blain
to my mint now. Ho vast not into
dc whales polly cast at all, but ho
shust shump onto his pach and rode
ashore. Oh, I wash 30 glad | wash
here tonight.
"And now, Mister Brcachor, if you
will shust exblnin two moro passages
OF Scriptures, shall be oh, 30 happy
dot I vos hero to night! One of dem
ish we're il saish dc wicked shall be
cast into lake dat burns init fro and
primstonc alwish. Oh, Mister Breach
or, shall DO cast into dat lake il /
am wicked, or shust close by or near
to-shust near enough to bo comfort
able? Oh! 1 hope you tell mo I shall
bo cast only shust py good voys of,
and [ will be 80 glad | wash here to
night. De oder bassago is dat vich
shish blcssed are they who do these
commandments, dat dey may have
right to de drce of life, and enter in
droo do gate of dc city, and not shust
close py or near to-shust near
enough to see vat I have lost-and l
shall pc so glad 1 wash here TO-
night"
MAGIC OF A WOMAN's TOUCH.